diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/korina.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/korina.c
index 2b9335cb4bb3..8537578e1cf1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/korina.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/korina.c
@@ -1302,11 +1302,10 @@ static int korina_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	else if (of_get_ethdev_address(pdev->dev.of_node, dev) < 0)
 		eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
 
-	clk = devm_clk_get_optional(&pdev->dev, "mdioclk");
+	clk = devm_clk_get_optional_enabled(&pdev->dev, "mdioclk");
 	if (IS_ERR(clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(clk);
 	if (clk) {
-		clk_prepare_enable(clk);
 		lp->mii_clock_freq = clk_get_rate(clk);
 	} else {
 		lp->mii_clock_freq = 200000000; /* max possible input clk */